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Worst to First

There are stationsfrom Philadelphia that are leakinginto New Jersey, but just had enough...

There are stations
from Philadelphia that are leaking
into New Jersey, but just had enough listeners
to get in the ratings

Full Transcript

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- There are stations from Philadelphia
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that are leaking into New Jersey,
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but just had enough listeners to get in the ratings.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:56
Uploaded
Apr 30, 2025
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Movie Summary

WORST TO FIRST is a feature-length documentary that portrays the against-all-odds inspirational story of the launch of the iconic and most successful radio station in history, New York City's Z100.
- And at number 51, W-H-T-Z. - Worst to First 00:07
- And at number 51, W-H-T-Z.
We were in last effing place - Worst to First 00:04
We were in last effing place
My wife said, what's wrong? We suck. That's what's wrong. - Worst to First 00:04
My wife said, what's wrong? We suck. That's what&#...
Malrite's chairman and CEO was Milton Maltz. - Worst to First 00:05
Malrite's chairman and CEO was Milton Maltz.
One day he popped his head in my office and said, - Worst to First 00:06
One day he popped his head in my office and said,
"Just outside the city limits - Worst to First 00:13
"Just outside the city limits
Now it was time to go find just the right person - Worst to First 00:10
Now it was time to go find just the right person
This person had to be just a little bit screwed up - Worst to First 00:12
This person had to be just a little bit screwed up
[ Static ] - Worst to First 00:06
[ Static ]
- Today, it was a time to cry. Scott Shannon was leaving. - Worst to First 00:05
- Today, it was a time to cry. Scott Shannon was leaving.
- Well, for thousands, others, - Worst to First 00:05
- Well, for thousands, others,
- As co-keeper of the Q Zoo, - Worst to First 00:06
- As co-keeper of the Q Zoo,
- New York City was an impossibly saturated media market. - Worst to First 00:05
- New York City was an impossibly saturated media market.
It is the toughest market in the world to break into. - Worst to First 00:04
It is the toughest market in the world to break into.
If you want to be on radio in New York, - Worst to First 00:10
If you want to be on radio in New York,
- This guy kept calling me from Cleveland - Worst to First 00:08
- This guy kept calling me from Cleveland
So then I got a call from a buddy of mine - Worst to First 00:09
So then I got a call from a buddy of mine
Then I realized that they kept asking me questions about you." - Worst to First 00:06
Then I realized that they kept asking me questions about you...
And they said, "Well, we did, but he won't return our calls." - Worst to First 00:08
And they said, "Well, we did, but he won't return ...
It was really a daunting task, to say the least. - Worst to First 00:05
It was really a daunting task, to say the least.